Tag: LPD 27

The Navy will commission its newest amphibious transport dock, the future USS Portland (LPD 27), during a 10:00 a.m. PDT ceremony Saturday, April 21, at the Port of Portland, Marine Terminal 2 in Portland, Oregon. Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan will deliver the ceremony’s principal address. Bonnie Amos, wife of the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, retired Gen. James F. Amos, serves as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she will give the order to “man our ship and bring her to life!” “USS Portland…

The future USS Portland (LPD 27) arrived at its new homeport of San Diego, Jan. 22. Portland’s arrival to her new Southern California homeport concluded a six-week transit from her building site at Huntington Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The ship departed Pascagoula Dec.14 and made port visits to eastern U.S. Naval bases, such as Key West and Mayport, Florida, as well as a visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. During the transit, the ship also conducted various training operations to include certifying landing craft air cushion (LCAC) operations with Assault…

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the amphibious transport dock Portland (LPD 27) to the U.S. Navy September 18th. “Today is a great day for this collective industry and customer team,” said Kari Wilkinson, Ingalls’ vice president, program management. “For many of the shipbuilders, Supervisor of Shipbuilding representatives and members of the Navy program office, this is the 11th ship they have built and delivered together. Their personal commitment to excellence has become the hallmark of the LPD program, and we are positioned to continue that tradition on future…

The future USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully completed Acceptance Trials on Aug. 18, sailing from and returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Portland is the 11th San Antonio class Amphibious Transport Dock ship to be presented to the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) for acceptance. Acceptance Trials are conducted with INSURV and are intended to demonstrate a ship’s readiness for delivery through a series of dock-side and underway tests and evaluations. “The USS Portland is a well-designed ship that is going to increase…